MONTH-ON-MONTH PERCENT CHANGE ON RPI OF SELECTED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION: (1978 = 100)
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2 0 0 7 | 2008
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Jan
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All items 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 -0.1 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.5
A. Carpentry Materials 0.0 0.1 0.3 -0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.2
B. Electrical Materials 0.1r 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.6 -0.4 0.5 -0.1r 0.3 0.3 0.5 -0.1 2.1
C. Masonry Materials 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.2
D. Painting Materials
and Related Compounds 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.4 0.8 0.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.4 2.3
E. Plumbing Materials 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
F. Tinsmithry Materials 0.1 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 0.6 -0.3 0.9 0.0 -1.2 0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.5
G. Miscellaneous Construction
Materials -0.2 1.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.0 1.5 -0.5 2.6 0.6 0.0 -0.3 1.3
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Source: Economic Indices and Indicators Division, Prices and Indicators Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Page last updated: July 8, 2008
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